Sociocultural influences on fertility in the Middle East: the role of parental consanguinity, obesity and vitamin D deficiency
Conceptions
Published
Volume 106, Issue 2, Pages 259-260
Authors:
Julia K. Bosdou, M.D., M.Sc., Efstratios M. Kolibianakis, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Basil C. Tarlatzis, M.D., Ph.D., Human M. Fatemi, M.D., Ph.D.
Abstract:
Infertility is worldwide acknowledged as a major health problem. The prevalence of infertility in women of reproductive age has been estimated to be one in every seven couples in the western world and one in every four couples in developing countries.